Miners Wife Describes Struggles and Hunger in Nanticoke
Mary Vincent McHenry, wife of Vincent McHenry a coal miner in Nanticoke Pennsylvania, recalls hardship from strikes. She mentions saving only six dollars in twenty years, the burden of high company store prices, and reliance on her husband’s grueling ten hour days to feed a family of six. The piece highlights fear for children and frustration with coal company practices.
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Nanticoke
Mary ‘Vincent McHenry
Vincent
What the Well Dressed Man Will Wear
New York fashion writers outline twentieth century male attire with dominant stripes and checks in business suits over grays and greens. Coatings include homespuns cheviots and vicunas for afternoon wear, worsteds for evenings, and broader shoulder lines across coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Master of Stinginess Avoids Wedding and Wealth
A Vienna magnate famed for miserly living hoarded money since childhood, storing wealth in tins and living in a single room. He grew from beggar to real estate and stock speculator, amassing vast sums before a broken engagement led to a quirky court dispute over 76 cents weekly support. He swore he had never met the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vienna
Trieste
Stock Exchange
Miserly life of Islington man ends in fortune
A British tale recounts Mr. McDougall of Islington who died leaving £35,000 yet lived as a beggar, sleeping outdoors in summer and eating bread and cheese in winter. He rode a city bus once, mistaking a half crown for a penny, then quit riding. A Surrey miser with £40,000 rumored fortune is also described, his friends noting gifts given yet his leftovers vanished through dealers for discount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDougall
Islington
Eng
Surrey
Weather hero saves city as Galveston storm hits
Dr. I M Cline, a U S weather observer, warned Galveston at noon of a disastrous storm. He urged residents to flee inland as 80 mph winds began. He endured the hurricane to reach a bridge station, but his home was torn away and his wife and one child were lost, with neighbors saving three other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
I. M. Cline
United States
New Improvement and Loan Association
Cline
Dr. Cline
Remarkable Operation Aims to Cure Klepto Boy in Oakland
Harry Knox ten year old son of Mr and Mrs W C Knox lies in Alameda County Hospital with a rare operation performed to treat a head injury. Surgeons trephined the skull after discovering brain pressure said to influence drastic moral change. The case follows an ax injury years earlier that led to theft cruelty and descent into degeneracy. Local hospital officials hope removal of brain pressure will restore restraint and compassion.
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Oakland
Cal
Harry Knox
Clark
Coroner J R Nevitt credited with suggesting pink carnation badge
Washington report notes coroner J R Nevitt suggested the pink carnation as the Republican party badge. The piece details President McKinley favoring the flower, his Ohio roots, and his habit of giving carnations to children at White House receptions, inspiring reporter pools for predicting recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. R. Nevitt
McKinley
Ohio
Ohio State University
Spain
White House
No Cure Then Indian Kill Savage Murderer
Tacoma report details the killing of Chief Ilohe by Johnnie, a Yakima Indian, sparked by failed cures for a daughter. The tribe cites tribal law allowing murder of a medicine man, notes Johnnie’s prior attack and spree, and that locals avoid investigation amid superstition as Ilohe’s body lies unburied and Johnnie hides in the mountains.
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Tacoma
Il-lo-he
Yakimas
Johnnie
Old Jim
Snake
Yakima
Ti-lo-he
Ilo-he
Illohe
Lingerie Advice Controversy at Everett Grammar School
In San Francisco on September 20 the board of education weighs charges by parents against Prof Ebenezer Knowlton assistant principal for discussing lingerie with tender aged pupils. The complaint claims he advised on proper garments for girls in a mixed class ages 18 to 17.
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San Francisco
Board of Education
Ebenezer Knowlton
Everett Grammar School
Knowlton
Local Indiana Firms Include Several Small Capital Stocks
A list of Indiana enterprises shows varied capital stocks. Winamac based Indiana Oak Lumber Company lists $4,000 capital. Flat Creek Association of General Baptists in Indiana records a board of trustees. Union City firms include Union City Tile and Brick Company with $10,000 capital and Finch and Moffett Manufacturing Company with $10,000 to produce butter tubs. Noble County Telephone Company shows $15,000 capital.
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Indiana Oak Lumber Company
Winamac
Flat Creek Association of General Baptists
Indiana
Union City Tile and Brick Company
Finch & Moffett Manufacturing Company
Union City
Capital
Noble County Telephone Company
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Featured as Cure All
An ad touts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a safe effective remedy for catarrh. The tablet targets blood and mucous membranes, claimed to cure by eliminating the catarrhal poison. Sold by druggists at 50 cents per package with internal use preferred.
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Stuart
Bement
Bates House
Washington St
BROWN
Bates Honsa Pharmacy
Boy Hero Of Mount Jewett Foils Kidnappers On Bicycle
Claude Grya, a nine year old from Mount Jewett, chased two strangers who attempted to abduct a three year old boy. He seized the horse by the bridle and caused the vehicle to halt, prompting the kidnappers to release the child and speed off.
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Emporium
Claude Grya
Mount Jewett
T. J. Butler
Gray
Benton Harbor Line Time Card Summary
Schedule excerpt lists Big Four route times from City Ticket Office at 1 E Washington Benton Harbor schedule includes Benton Harbor exp 6.44.4m 2.50 pm. Wabash accommodation 50pm 08.53am. St Louis accommodation 7.30 am 5.35 pm. St Louis limited 3.23 pm 2.50 pm. T. H. and Mattoon ac 5.00 pm 9.45 am. St Louis express 1.20 pm 4.05 am.
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Benton Harbor Line
Benton Harbor
Ili
Wabash
St. Louis
St L
W. Lim
St. Louis Limited
T. H. & Mattoon
T. Louis Ex
Martinsville
Knights. & Rich
Phil
N.Y
Balti
Wash
Dayton & Spring
Springfield
Columb’s, Ind
Mad
Spadhaeen
Col. Ind. & Louis
Vernon and Madison
Martinsv’e & Vin
Dayton & Xenia
Pittsburg & East
Logansport & Chicago
Colum
Ind. & Louis
Martins. & Vin
Dayton and
Xenia
Spencer Acc
Col
Logans
Chicago
Hypnotized Heiress Tragic Motel Murder Suicide Case
Helen Southgate 18 and adopted daughter of a late bishop in New York alleges she was hypnotized by Henry Grosvenor Barbour son of a clergyman. They went to St Charles hotel Brooklyn where Barbour shot her then killed himself. Miss Southgate survived and is recovering at Seney hospital.
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New York
Helen Southgate
Bisho. Southgate
Henry Grosvenor Barbour
St Charles Hotel
Brooklyn
Miss Southgate
Seney Hospital
Parkour
Barbour
Peconic Bay
Food and Sleep Remedies Ad Effect
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla for appetite, digestion, nerves, and sleep. It also promotes Hood's Pills as a favorite cathartic, plus notices for watch repairing at Gardner's Meridian room 16, and meals at St. Charles Hotel run by Chas. Muellerschagn.
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Hood
Gardner's
Meridian
Cure Yourself at Home Men’s Vitality Booster Offer
Self help claim by Dr. L W Knapp of Detroit offers a free receipt and home treatment for sexual weakness and enlarged organs. Letters praise regained vigor and size, with confidential correspondence and plain sealed mailers.
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L. W. Knapp
Hull Bldg
Detroit
Mich
Daily Mail
Cleaning and Dyeing Service Promises Prompt Delivery
Ez R Dreithaler offers pants pressing in October with on the spot work and guaranteed satisfaction. Calls for and delivers goold promptly and provides prompt attention to ladies work at 141 N Delaware St Indianapolis.
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D. P Stirk & CO
East St
Indianapolis
Ind
Ez. R. Dreithaler
Jades
N. Delaware
Train Schedule Fragments for Lafayette and Chicago
A set of fragmented timetable notes shows Lafayette and Chicago train services with arrival and departure times. Entries include Lafayette accommodation at 7.45 am and 5.45 pm, Chicago fast mail at 11.41 am and 2.40 pm, and night services with 5.22 am and 6.10 pm indicators.
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Lafayette Accom
Chicago Fast Mail
Chicago
Fragmented Train Schedule Snippet
Readable fragments show Cincinnati and Greensburg train arrivals and departures with times. The text lists multiple trains including Cincinnati express and accom services, durations, and late night/early morning slots. Complex abbreviations suggest a timetable overview.
Peoria and Bloomington Train Schedule Fragments
Fragmentary timetable shows service between Peoria Bloom and Champaign with various departures and arrivals. Entries indicate morning and evening connections on multiple routes including Peoria to Bloomington and Peoria to Champaign, with times such as 7.2 am 2.40 pm and 6.08 pm.
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Peoria
Bloom
M &Ex
Bloomington
Champaign
Columbus and Spring Train Times and Tickets
Train schedule fragment lists routes Columbus to Cincinnati Detroit Dayton and Toledo with times from early morning to late evening. Mentions city Ticket Office at 23 W Washington and connections between Cin and Det and Cin and Dayton. No clear article narrative, but a timetable style listing of departures and arrivals.
Chicago Indianapolis Louisville Mexox Route Ticket Office Note
Railway timetable fragment shows Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville route details with ticket office at 3 W Washington Street Chicago. Mentions night express times 12H am 3.32m and various Chicago trains including vestibule and Monon accommodation with several posted hours and durations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
Washington St
Chicago
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Local timetable fragment notes train connections and times
A fragmented timetable lists several passenger connections with times such as 7.00am 10.25am and 12.00pm, referencing lines T D and Chilim and M L and L porte with 7.200 pm 10 25 pra, indicating scattered daily schedules without full details.
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Mich
Chilim
L'porte Sp
Fragmented Train Schedule Snippet
A fragmentary timetable shows trains with inconsistent times and abbreviations. It lists December and December related routes between Chicago and Tuscola with several times, destinations, and prices unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Weather Man
Boy
Re Enselee
Prof
Melville
Tal
Pennsylvania St
Tad
Depuratore Medical Institute
N. H
Ellsworth Glenn
Delaware St
Indiana National Bank
City Ticket Office
Washington-st
Cleveland Line
Anderson Ac’mdat
Union City Actom
Bos
Mail
N. Y
Bos. Iim
ST. Louis Line
Madiseem
Provente Contegion
Inchinati
Express
Henry Barbour
City
St. Charles Hotel
Chas
Muellerschagn
McCrea
Unicon Station
L. W. Knapp, M. D
Taw
America
Peterson
North Pennsylvania St
JAK Drug CO
W. Washingtom
Cincinnati Lines
CincInnati
CincInnati, Ex
Greensburg
Cin
Flex
S. Ad
N. Ver
Louis
D. A
Springfield and
Columbus
Columbus & Spring
Ohio Special
Lynn
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway
Dayton
Toledo
Lake Erie & Western
B. R
Indiana, Decatur & Western Fy
Dec & St. Lm &Ex
Miiam
Tuscola Accom
Dec
SSL
Lfex
Pennsylvania Lines
Rinnois
Washington-sis
WandaHa
T. H
St. Lt. & West
St. Lace
St. A & West
Western Express
Effingham
BL. Fast
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